Adding and listing machine.



U. W. GOOCH. ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED my. 1. 1909.

Patented June22, 1909.

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MACHINE COMPANY, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN,

ASSIGNOR TO BURBOUGHS ADDING A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

ADDING AND LISTING MAHINE. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented June 22,1909.

Application filed March 1, 1909. Serial No. 480,497.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CLAIBORNE W. Goooii, a citizen of the United States,residing at liynchburg, in the county of Campbell and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adding and ListingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that particular type of adding and listingmachine which in the trade is termed a split and-normal machine becauseof its capability of being split or divided into sections as to itsprinting mechanism for the listing of two or more columns at once,though such machine normally will operate to the full capacity of itskeyboard in listing a single column. F or an exemplification of such amachine refer ence may be had to my prior patent No. 825,205, issuedJuly 3, 1906. The machine shown in this patent besides havingabove-mentioned capabilities is also equi ped for special manipulationto cause the e imination of total printing at the fOo; of one of twocolumns listed under a split adjustment Though the special "device videsfor connection .or disconnec'tion'of impression devices is therein saidto, be capable of varied arrangement so as to"locate-thel point of splitor subdivision between any do; nominations or decimal places desired,the;

construction shown in said patent does not provide for varying thelocation of the so called split at will by manipulation on'the' art oithe user of the machine but-1a changed ocation in that priorconstruction"" would re quire a i'eassemblin'g of parts. although inthatprior paten 1:, I more than one of the special devices or v couplingsmight be employed so as to provide for splitting or subdividing at morethan one point at the same time, yet itwas not made optional with theuser ofthe ma chine to vary the number ofpoints of-rs lit orsubdivision. The art has, however,-a ready advanced somewhat beyond whatis disclosedin said atent for in Letters Patentof Great Britain. 0.27,269 of 1907f'to George B. Putnam, may be seen a construction; ap

plied to the same character of machin as shown in my aforesaid patent,whichconstrufition provides for varying the location oft t e theFurthermore,

is said that 'sion device farther tothe left.

split atthe will of the operator and also for correspondinglyeliminating' total printing at will under'one of two columns sted. Q Inboth of these rior constructions elimination of thetotal printing isonly possible under one'certain column or columns, no provision beingmade for selection by the user of the column or columns at the foot ofwhich no total rinting is to appear.

One object 0' the present invention is to provide for all sorts. ofconditions that may arise in regard to the character of the items listedin different columns so that a total can be printed or not at the footof any column or columns desired whether located to the right or to theleft of the point of split. In other words the invention aims to givethe machine unlimited capacity not only as to location of the point orpoints of split and the number thereof, but also as to whether or nottotals will be printed at the foot of the columns. Thus it is proposedto provide for each denoininational order or decimal series of amountkeys in a multiple key bank machine, except the last such series to theright, a special device for manipulation by the user, which device canbe adjusted to any one of three positions, first to permit the normal orcustomary cooperative action of impression or printing devices whicheffects the filling in of, ciphers in a decimal place or places to the 1right wherein no digit or digits are to appear,

second to eliminate such cooperative action and third to prevent theprinting of a total. The adjustment of any such inanimilative ffdeviceto the third position effects the elimifnation of total printing to theright of the point of split marked or denotedby the particular device.so adjusted; To'provide for elimination of total printing-at the footof a column at the extreme left or in which iniprints are made by reasonof depression of amount keys of the left-most bank or series, anadditional manipulative device Wlll be provided whichis only re uiredtohave two adjustments for, as to this left most bank,

there need be no adjustmentwhich, like the second adjustment of the other iFdevices, would discontinue cooperative-"action of impressiondevices, because there is no impresjustments of this extra device willtheretor inerel provide first fonpermitting the printin o a total at thefoot of the left-hand co and second preventing the printing of siihtotal.

I 1 carrying out the invention in'the'form The two adwith regard to ahere shown the. a im has been to provide a thoroughly practicalconstruct-ion comprising parts easy to manufacture in quantities bywell-known processes and easy to assemble in- 5 a standard adding andfeatures of construction and combinations of parts, the essentialelements whereof are recited in the appended claims and a preferred formof embodiment of which is described in detail hereinafter and fullyillustrated in the 0 accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification.

Of said drawings Figure 1 represents in left side elevation an addingand listing machine of the type shown in the above-mentioned. patents,the same having applied to it 3 left side; 1

splitting parts for carrying out the present invention, the mechanismthroughout being at normal; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the machinetaken from front to rear and looking from the ig. 3 is a horizontalsection taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Figs. 4, 5 and 6are similar detail sectional views illustrating the three differentadjustments of manipulative devices which control the and totalprinting, parts being broken out in all these views to provide for alarger scale and at the same time economize space; Fig. 7 is a detailplan view taken substantially on the line 7--7 of Fig. 2; Fig. is

a detail vertical section taken substantially chosen for purposes 3stated previously-enemplified in sdst'atcs and British patents.

on the line S8 of Fig. 3; and Figs. to 18 show various examples of workwhich the machine is adapted to perform.

The machine proper of the type here of illustration, does not requiredetailed description. It is the wellknown Burroughs machine shown in theabove-mentiorned patents and as therein both United Certain familiarparts of such machine will, however, be enumerated in order, to makeclear the mode of cooperation therewith of new parts ,provided for thepurpose ofcarrying out the present invention.--

A segmental series of type plates 618 are as usual carried upon the rearends of levers 611 Whose forward ends carry segmental racks 610 normallyupheld by latches 415 and a restoring frame 613. Upon operation oftheijmachineresulting' in the lowering of said restoring frame thelevers 611 move one step whether or not amount keys are depressed andthus the cipher types are brought the printing liner In case ofdepression of j'acent latch had only the amount keys the latches 415mined by the particular :uuount keys de pressed The racks cooperate withadding pinions 916 in the usual manner, being ongaged therewith duringascent in the case of itemizing and during d scent in the case oftotaling and clearing and during both descent and ascent in the caseoftotaling without clearing, i. a, subtotaling. Printing hammers 715cross rod 701 and adapted to be driven against the type plates 618 bydriving levers 716. under the impulse of spiral springs 780. A bail 712normally retracts the driving levers 716 and consequently the hammers,said bail being vibrated in every operation of the machine so as topermit the firing of such hammers as may be released after the said bailhas retreated. Latches 717 normally overlie the tips of the drivinglevers 716 to restrain the hammers, these latches being pivoted upon'across rod 700. Pawls 718 are pivoted upon the cross bar of a bail 704which vibrates in each operation of the machine and these pawls areconnected with the hammer driving levers 716 by the springs 780 so thatsaid springs, besides actuating the hammers, serve to hold the pawlsyieldingly.

in engagement with the upper edges of the latches in front of shouldersthereon. The forward upturned ends or tails of the pawls lie just inrear of cam edges of the lovers 611 so that unless such levers move farenough to present digit types at the printing line the pawls will bedisabled when the bail i swings forward. Otherwise the pawls act todisplace the latches and release the hammer drivers'and hammers. i

All of the above-designated parts are those familiarly employed inmachines of this type and the mode of operation referred to is thefamiliarone. The common way of providing for the automatic filling in ofciphers was to construct the latches 717 with tails overlying adjacentlatches from left to right as referred to in my previous patent, itbeing obvious that the rocking of a latch by reason of release the racksand they descend distances dcter-' are pivoted as usual upon a theassociated lever 611 having swung to prei i sent a digit type at theprinting line, would cause the rocking of the adjacent latch to theright if the lever 611 associated with that admoved to present a ciphertype at the printing line. In carrying out the present invention suchoverlying tails are dispensed with and connections provided between thelatches which may or may not causev the successive tripping. Thus toeach latch to the rear of the shaft 700there is pivotally' attached anirregular-shaped bar or pitman 2 which extends up between the levers 611and through apertures in a guide plate 3 secured at the top of themachine in rear of the keyboard. Portions of these pitmen protrudingupwardly through said guide likewise shouldered on the right-hand side.

The pitmen lie edge .to edge and the lastmentioned shoulders 4 arenormally flush with the upper surface of the plate 3 and such shouldersof all the pitmen except the right-most one confront the upper shoulders5, a lower shoulder 4 of one pitman confronting an upper shoulder 5 ofthe next adjacent pitman to the right but with a considerable space.between.

Between the usual key-board plates 212 and 213 are arranged slide strips6 extending from front to rear and each having pivoted to its rear enda-piece 7 extending between adjacent pitmen 2 through the spaces boundedtop and bottom by the beforemen tioned shoulders 4 and 5. These pieces 7have wide portions 7 adapted to completely fill such spaces but justforward of such wide ortions are narrow portions or necks 7 50 long asthe wide portions 7 occupy said spaces it will be seen that the liftingof a pitman by reason of the rocking of its latch will cause itsshoulder 4 to lift the filler piece 7 and through the latter theadjacent pitman bell crank lever, 227 is pivotally connected,-

to theright and so on through the series, the effect produced being thesame as that in the case of the-common overlapping tails hereinbeforementioned. Any filler piece 7 may,

however, be moved rearwardly by its slide I strip 6, the bottom of theWide part 7 a sliding on the upper surface of the plate 3 and suchmovement carrying said wide part out of the space between the pitmanleaving only the narrow part or neck 7 in such space as shown in Fig. 5.Then the lifting of the associated pitman would not result in thelifting of the pitman to the right for the lower shoulder 4 would have aspace to move through and that space bounded at the top by theunder-edge of the narrow portion or neck 7", is sufficient to providefor full independent movement of the pitm-anand its latch. Thus thetripping forcipher printing purposes would be revented andthe so-calledsplit established. Of course it will be obvious that with a slide strip6. aridfiller piece 7 for each bank of keys as lit can be located at anypoint desired ant furthermore any number of points of split can beestablished and any desired comoming now to the matter of eliminatingtotal imprints thenumeral 227 designates.

the usual total "key bell crank lever connected by a link 911 withpitman 914, and 227' designates the subtotal bell crank lever oper atingupon the total bell crank lever through the medium of a bar 227 Fig; 1.A rearwardly-extending link 226 coupledto the with a depending arm 9 ofa yoke frame 10 loosely joumaled on the rock s aft 207 which lines, Fig.2).

the arms 13 are pivotally connected rods 15' cult {carries theusualkey-restoring bail. Said yoke frame has a rearwardly-prejecting arm11 to which is pivotally connected the upper end of a link 12, the lowerend of which is pivotally connected to an arm 13 secured to a rock shaft14, which rock shaft carries a similar arm at its right-hand end,(dotted To the forward extremities of which extend up in rear of themiddle portion of the plate 3 and are secured to a horizontally-disposedcross head or bar 17, the latter having depending guide studs 18 workingin apertures of said plate 3, (Figf 3); Said bar is preferably madeangular throughout its middle portion for strength. It will be obvious,that through the above-described connections depression of either thetotal or subtotal key Wlll result in the lifting of said cross head orbar 17 and that the release .of either total or subtotal key and itsreturn to normal will be accom a-nied by the lowering of said cross heador bar though in order not to impose too much work upon the usual springwhich returns the total keys an additional spring 19 will preferably beconnected to an upstanding arm 2() on the rock shaft 14 as shown in Fig.1.

The filler pieces 7 in rear of their wide portions 7 a are formed withshoulders 7 adapted when the filler pieces are moved totheir extremerearward position to engage over the cross head or bar 17 as shown inFig. 6. It will be obvious that when so engaged with such cross heador-bar lifting of the latter will cause an upward swing of the filleriecewhich, acting uppn the upper shoul er 5 of the associated pitmanwill lift the same and thus displace the corresponding latch 717 priorto the commencement of an operation of the machine. Consequently whensuch operation begins and the bail 712 retreats it will be followedby'the hammer driver and the hammer will move rearward without apercussive action and withouteffecting an imprint. This general mode ofdisabling hammers is explained in the be.- fore-mentioned Letters Patentof Great Britain. It is obvious of course that the lifting of a latch inthis manner will cause the lifting of latches to the right andelimination of imprints throughout asection .or subdivision.

The slide strips 6 are preferably arranged to be manipulated from thefront part of the keyboard. As the pitmen are necessarily closelyassembled the slide strips, if extending simply in line therewith, wouldbe diffito separately manipulate. Consequently, they are variouslyoff-set, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the off-set portions-of the twooutside strips extending between stems of the amount keys 2-93: It willbe seen that this provides for spreading apart the forwardends of thestrips far enough for conupper side's seating in sockets of blocks 24from which project upwardly linger pieces 25-through slots in a coverplate 26. The latter as shown in Fig. 3 is suitably inscribed withnumerals to denote the di'llercnt slide strips as belonging to dil'lerent denominzn 'tional ordersor decimal series of amount keys,Furthermore, there is inscribed upon this plate in vertical series thewords hon,

mal, Split and No total/Y With the finger pieces at the forward ends oltheir slots as shown in Fig. 3 the machine is normal, that is to sayoperates in the ordinary way to simply list one solid column. To providefora split at any point the appropriate'finger piece is pushed back tothe middle position alining with the inscription Split. Should it bedesired to eliminate the total to the right of any such point of splitthen the finger piece is moved all the Way back or to a position inalinement with the inscription No total. In order to provide forelimination of the total in an extreme left-hand column an extra slidestrip 6? is provided which has at its rear end a filler piece 7 of thesame construction as the previousiy-described filler pieces butnormallyoccupying a position farther rearward, that is to say a positioncorresponding with the split position of any of the other filler pieces.The finger piece 25 of this extra slide strip projects through a shorterslot in the plate 26, there being no occasion for this extra fingerpiece occupying a position corresponding with the foremost positions ofthe other finger pieces. v. hen

pushed rearward this extra ringer piece carries its slide and fillerpiece rearward. to connect with the cross head or bar 17. The series ofblocks 24 are conveniently assembled over a guiding cross-rod 27, andthe top keyboard plate 212 .is opened up or slotted suficiently toreceive them and allow for the necessary sliding movement.

It will be noted that the form or" means throu hout and the relativearran ement are D such as to interfere with none of the regular parts ofthe machine and also such as to present no serious problems in thematter oi assemblage, while at the same time no appreciable extra spaceis required to accommodate the new parts and they are easily accessible.

It will further be seen tli at the rimary obiect of rovidingunlimited'faci ities in the way at ocation and number and combinationsof splits and elimination of'total imprints, is thoroughly accomplishedby the above-described constructipn. Also. it is to be observed thatthespemal keys or finger pieces are located at the top of the machinealong the front where they can be most conveniently manipulated andwhere they can be most intelligently used as related denominationally tothe rows of amount keys.

\Vhile the above-described construction is thus well adapted to fulfilthe various ob jects stated at the outset, it must be borne in mind thatthe invention is not necessaril limited to the particular form ofembodiment hero shown but considerable modification may be practiced andmuch variation in adaptation to ditlerent types of machines, withoutgoing outside the scope of the invention.

hat I. claim is:

1. In machine ol' the character described, the combination of impressiondevices cooperatively related for automatic filling in of ciphers, meansfor interrupting at will the cooperative relationship at a predeterminedpoint or decimal place, total printing means, and means for preventinthe print ng of a total at will to either side of the point ofinterruption.

2. In a machine ol the character described, the combination ofimpression devices cooperatively related for automatic filling in ofciphers, means for interrupting at will the cooperative relationship ata predetermined point or decimal place, total printing means and meansfor preventing the printing of a total at will to either side or on bothsides of the point of interruption.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination ofimpression devices cooperatively related for automatic 'filling in clciphers, means for interrupting at will. the cooperative relationship attwo or more different points or decimal places at once to provide forprinting three or more columns, total printing means, and means forpreventing the printing of a total to either side of either point ofinterruption.

a. In a machine of the character described, the combination ofimpression devices cooperatively related for automatic filling in ofciphers, plural means independently operable l'or interrupting at willthe cooperative relationship at two or more diil'erent points or decimalplaces at once to provide for printing three or more columns, totalprinting means, and means for preventing the printing of a tiinal toeither side of either point of interruption.

5. ln-a machine of the character described,

in and totaling devices cooperating with said adjustable means.

6. in a machine of the character described,

the combination of impression devices .operatively related for theautomatic filling in of ciphers, means adjustable to interrupt suchcooperative action at two or more points or decimal places at once andfurther adjustable to provide'for elimination of total their .printingto either side of either point of intrip ing and saidmembers beingfurther disp aceable, and totaling mechanism with connections forcooperating with any such further displaced member or members .to triplatches. v

. 8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of abattery of spring-actuated printing. hammers, hammer-retracting means,latches for restraining said hammers, means for individually trippinglatches when the retracting means have retreated, connecting meansbetween the latches for causing one to trip another, said latter meansincluding movable members independently manipulative Which whendisplaced interrupt successive tzgpfping of one latch by another at twoor more erent oints, and said members being further disp aceablc, andtotaling mechanism with connections for cooperating with any suchfurther displaced member or members to trip latches while the hammersare held back by the retracting means.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combinationof printinghammers, latches normally restraining the same and having parts withconfronting portions spaced apart to provide forindependent movement ofany latch, means for individually displacing the latches, andseparatelymanipulative filler pieces normally occupying the spaces between theconfronting portions of the latch arts to provide for the displacementofatches one by another, said filler pieces being movable to open suchspaces and interrupt such inter-dis lacing action.

10. In a mac 'ne of the character described,

the combination of printing hammers, latches normall restraining thesame and having parts with confronting portions spaced apart to providefor independent movement of any latch, meansfor individually displacingthe latches, and separately mani ulative slides car movably mounted iiler pieces normal l y occupying the spaces between the confrontingportions of the latchpartsto provide for the displacement of latches oneby another, movement of such filler pieces by the slides opening suchspaces to interrupt the inter-displacing action of the latches. A

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of printinghammers, latches .normally restraining the same and having coupled tosaid latches respectively and adjacent pitmen having confronting edgesspaced apart, and slides having filler pieces normally occupying thespaces between such confronting edges but movable by the sides to opensuch spaces; substantially as and for the purpose described.

13. In a machine of the character described, the combination ofprintinghammers, pivoted latches restraining the same, pitmen coupled to saidlatches respectively and adjacent pitmen havin confronting edges spacedapart, indepen entlymovable slides, and filler pieces pivoted theretoand normally occupying the spaces between such confronting edges butmovable by the slides to open such spaces; substantially as and for thepurpose described.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination of printinghammers, pivoted latches restraining the same, pitmen coupled to saidlatches respectivelyand adjacent pitmen having confronting edges spacedapart, independently movable slides, and filler pieces pivoted theretoand extendi'ng between adjacent pairs of pitmen and having wide portionsnormally filling the spaces between the confronting edges of the pitmenand norrow portions adapted to permit independent movement of pitmenwhen the slides are shifted.

15. In a machine of the character described, the cpmbination of abattery of spring-actuated printing hammers, hammer-retracting,

.normally occupying the s aces between the confronting ortions of t elatch parts to .rovide for t e.dis lacement of latches one y another,said er ieces being movable to 0 en such spaces an interrupt suchinterdisp facing action and being further movable to co-act with totalinconnections, and totaling mechanism 'wit connections for act- I mgon anyfiller piece or pieces so further oted latches restraining the same,pitmen I the combination of a battery of spring acti1 moved, to displacelatches While thehammers are held back by the retractingmeans. 1

opening such spaces to interrupt the interdisplacing action of thelatches and further movement of the slides bringing the filler piecesinto cooperative relation with totaling connections, and totalingmechanism with connections for acting on any filler piece or pieces sofurther moved, to displace latches while the hammers are held back bythe retracting means,

17. In a macl 'ne of the character described,

ated printing hammers, hammer-retracting means, latches for rest-rainingsaid hammers, means for individually tripping latches when theretracting means have retreated, latch parts having confronting portionsspaced apart, separately manipulative slides carr ing pivotall mountedfiller pieces normal y occupying t e s aces between the confrontingportions of the latch partstd provide for the displacement of latchesone by another, movement of such filler pieces by the slides openingsuch spaces to interrupt the inter-- displaclng'action of the latchesand further" movement of the slides bringing the filler pieces intocooperativerelation with totaling connections, and totalingmechanism'with connections for acting on an filler piece or pieces sofurther moved, to isplace latches while the hammers are held back by theretracting means. v

. 18 In a machine of the. character described, the combination of abattery of spring-actuated printing hammers, hammer-retractin means,pivoted latches for restralnmg said hammers, means for individuallytripping latches when the retracting means-have retreated,pitmen coupledto said latches'respectively and adjacent pitmen having eonfrontingedges spaced apart, slides having filler pieces normally occ-u ying thespaces between such confronting edges but movable by the slides to 0 ensuch spages and further movable by the s ides to co-act with totalingconnections, and totaling mechanism with connections for acting on anyfiller piece or pieces 'so' further moved, to displace latches While thehammers are held back by the retracting means.

19. In a machine of the character described,

:mmoyu the combination of a battery of spring-actuated printing hammers,hammer-retractin means, pivoted latches, for restraining sai hammers,means for individually tripping latches when the retracting means havere-' treated, pitmen coupled to said latches respectively and adjacentpitmen having con fronting edges spaced a art, independently movableslides, and filer pieces pivoted thereto and normally occu ying thespaces between such confronting e ges but movable by the slides to 0 ensuch spaces and further movable by the s ides to co-act with totalingconnections, and totaling mechanism'with connections for acting on anyfiller piece or pieces so further moved, to displacelatches while thehammers are, held back by the retracting means.

20. In a machine of the character described, the combination of abattery of'spring-actuated printing hammers, liammer-retracting means,pivoted latches for restraining said 'hfammers, means for individuallytripping laltclies when the retracting means have retreated, pitmencoupled to said latches respectively and adjacent pitmen havingconfronting edges spaced aiart, independently movable slides, and fillerpieces pivoted thereto and extending between adjacent pairs of pitmenand having wide portions nor- ;mally filling the spaces between theconfronting edges of the pitmen and narrow portions adapted to permitindependent movement of pitmen when the slides are shifted, saidfillerpieces being further shiitable by the slides and having shouldersto then co-act with to- I taling connections, and totaling mechanism.with connections for acting on any filler piece or pieces sofurthermoved, to displace latches while the hammers are held backby theretracting means. i

2 1, In a machine of the character described, the combination of abattery of spring-actuated printing hammers, hammer-retracting means,pivoted latches for restraining said hammers, means for individuallytrip ping latches when the retracting means have retreated, pitmencoupled to said latches respectively and adj aeent pitmen havingconfronting'edges spaced a art,.independently movable slides, and lerpieces pivoted thereto and extending between adjacent pairs of pitmenand having wide portions normally filling the spaces between'the con--frontin'g'edges of the pitmen and narrow por-,

tions adapted to permit inde endent move-' Y merit 'ot pitmen when thesli es are shifted, said gfiller pieces being further shiftable by theslides andhaving shoulders to then coact with totaling connections,and'totaling mechanism with connections for acting on any filler p'ieceor ieces so further inoved, to displace latches vihile the hammers areheld back by the retracting means, said connections including areciprocating bar adapted to act'upon the shoulders of the fillerpieces.

i to rear between the plates. and having hanl dles or finger piecesprotruding from the up- 22. Ina machine of the character described, perkeyboaro plate at the front, printing dethe combination of a battery ofsprin'g-actu- 1 ated printing hammers, hammenretracting latches when theretracting means have retreated, pitmen coupled to said latches respectively and adjacent pitmen having confronting edges spaced apart,independently movable slides, and filler pieces pivoted thereto andextending between adj acent pairs of pitmen and having wide portionsnormally filling the spaces between 'the confronting edges of the pitmenand narrow portions adapted to permit independent m'ovement of pitmenwhen the slides are. shifted, said filler pieces being furthershif-table by the slides and having'shoulders to then co-act withtotaling connections, and totaling mechanism with connections for actingon any filler piece or pieces so further moved, to displace latcheswhile the hammers are held back by the retracting means, said mechanismand connections comprising a key lever, a bell crank, a link connectingthe latter with the key lever, a rock frame connected with the bellcrank, rods, supported by the rock frame, and a cross-bar carried by therods and adapted to act upon the shoulders of the filler pieces.

23. In a machine of the character described, the combination of keyboardplates, rows of amount keys therein extending from front to rear, slidestrips or bars extending from front vices cooperatively related for thefilling in of ciphers, and means connected with the means, pivotedlatches for restrainmg said hammers, means for individually trippingrear ends of said slide strips for interrupting the cooperative actionat one or another point.

24. In a machine of the character described, the combination of keyboardplates, rows of amount keys therein extending from front to rear,special keys protruding at the front of the upper keyboard plate,operating connections extending from said special keys rearward undersaid plate, printing dwices c0- operatively related for the filling inof ciphers, and means operated by said connections to interrupt thecooperative action at one or another point.

25. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a topplate, rows of amount keys extending from front to rear thereof, specialkeys along the front of said plate, slide strips or bars extendingrearwardly from said special keys under said plate, coupling devicesconnected to said strips or bars to the rear of the amount keys,

and printing devices below said coupling de- Vices and comprisinglatches connected therewith.

CLAIBORNE W. GOOCH.

Witnesses: W. EARL LEEVER,

V. W. YOUNG.

